Front matter — Tanquerey

Contents (as printed)

¶1.

Prolegomena — p. xxi
Definition and division of Moral Theology — p. xxi
Sources of Moral Theology — p. xxiv
Historical survey of Moral Theology — p. xxx
Division of Fundamental Moral Theology — p. 1
On the Last End and the Foundation of Morality
- Art. I. Catholic doctrine concerning the last end — p. 3
- Preliminary matters — p. 3
- Man was created for God, the last end — p. 6
- Man attains his happiness not in created goods, but in the knowledge and love of God — p. 8
- Man through Christ glorifies God and is beatified — p. 13
- Art. II. Concerning the norm of morality — p. 14
- § I. The Catholic norm of morality — p. 14
- There are actions intrinsically good or evil — p. 16
- The ultimate norm of morality is the divine reason and will; the proximate norm is right human reason — p. 17
- The norm of moral obligation — p. 21
- § II. The systems of non-Catholics concerning the norm of morality — p. 22
- Utilitarianism is historically set forth, especially evolutionism — p. 22
- The same is critically weighed — p. 27
- Stoicism and Kantism are set forth — p. 31
- Kantism is critically weighed — p. 34
- Systems of independent ethics are weighed — p. 36
On Human Acts
- Object and division of the Treatise — p. 40
- Chap. I. Concerning free acts — p. 41
- Art. I. The notion and species of free acts — p. 42
- Art. II. Concerning the principles concurring in a free act — p. 48
- Art. III. Concerning the causes which influence a free act — p. 53
- Concerning error and ignorance — p. 54
- Concerning passions — p. 58
- Concerning violence — p. 65
- Concerning hereditary propensities and temperament — p. 67
- Concerning education — p. 72
- Concerning habits — p. 74
- Concerning pathological states — p. 77
- Chap. II. Concerning the morality of the human act — p. 86
- Art. I. Concerning the elements from which morality is derived — p. 87
- Concerning morality derived from the object — p. 88
- Concerning morality taken from the end — p. 91
- Concerning morality derived from circumstances — p. 97
- Concerning the morality of the external act — p. 99
- Art. II. Concerning the extension of morality — p. 102
- As to the indirectly willed effect — p. 103
- As to cooperation in an evil act — p. 109
- As to an indifferent act in the individual instance — p. 113
- Chap. III. Concerning the merit of the human act — p. 118
- Conditions on the part of the one acting — p. 121
- Conditions on the part of the work — p. 122
- Conditions on the part of God — p. 125
On Laws
- Art. I. Concerning the concept of law in general — p. 128
- Art. II. Concerning divine law — p. 131
- § I. Concerning the divine natural law — p. 131
- Concerning the concept and existence of this law — p. 131
- Concerning its object and character — p. 135
- Concerning promulgation and knowledge — p. 139
- § II. Concerning the divine positive law — p. 141
- Concerning the old law — p. 142
- Concerning the new law — p. 148
- Art. III. Concerning ecclesiastical law — p. 155
- Concerning the author, object, and promulgation — p. 156
- Concerning obligation and the subject — p. 163
- Concerning interpretation and epikeia — p. 173
- Concerning cessation and custom — p. 179
- Art. IV. Concerning civil law — p. 190
- § I. Concerning the conditions required for this law — p. 191
- § II. Concerning its obligation — p. 194
On Conscience
- Art. I. Concerning the concept and species of conscience — p. 199
- Concerning the notion and species — p. 199
- Concerning lax conscience — p. 202
- Concerning scrupulous conscience — p. 205
- Art. II. Concerning certain conscience as the rule of morals — p. 211
- The notion of morally certain conscience — p. 211
- In what sense is it the proximate rule of morals? — p. 213
- Art. III. Concerning doubtful conscience — p. 216
- § I. Concerning its concept and the means of shaking off doubt — p. 216
- § II. Concerning the various systems for solving practical doubt — p. 221
- Historical survey of the systems — p. 222
- Concerning equiprobabilism — p. 231
- Concerning probabilism — p. 235
- Concerning the system of compensation — p. 239
- Conclusion: concerning the education of conscience — p. 243
On Sins and Vices
- Art. I. Concerning sins — p. 248
- § I. Concerning the biblical and theological concept of sin — p. 248
- Concerning the causes which lead to sin — p. 255
- § II. Concerning mortal sin: the doctrine of Scripture — p. 262
- The doctrine of the Fathers and theologians — p. 269
- Concerning the effects of mortal sin — p. 275
- Concerning the conditions for mortal sin — p. 278
- § III. Concerning venial sin: its nature — p. 281
- Its effects — p. 283
- § IV. Concerning the specific and numerical distinction of sins — p. 285
- Especially concerning internal sins — p. 291
- Conclusion: concerning material sin — p. 294
- Art. II. Concerning vices or capital sins — p. 296
- Concerning pride — p. 299
- Concerning envy — p. 304
- Concerning anger — p. 307
- Concerning gluttony, drunkenness, and alcoholism — p. 312
- Concerning avarice and cupidity — p. 323
- Concerning acedia or sloth — p. 327
On Virtues in General
- Preliminary matters concerning habits — p. 321
- Art. I. Concerning acquired virtues — p. 326
- Concerning intellectual virtues — p. 327
- Concerning moral virtues — p. 339
- Art. II. Concerning infused virtues — p. 342
- The notion, species, and existence — p. 343

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Concerning the increase and loss of these virtues — p. 345
On Theological Virtues
- Chap. I. Concerning the virtue of faith — p. 355
- Art. I. Concerning the nature and excellence of faith — p. 355
- Definition of faith — p. 356
- Genesis of faith — p. 357
- Excellence of faith — p. 359
- Art. II. Concerning the necessity of faith — p. 363
- Concerning things to be believed by necessity of means — p. 364
- Concerning things to be believed by necessity of precept — p. 370
- Concerning the precept of confessing the faith — p. 374
- Art. III. Concerning sins against faith — p. 373
- Concerning heresy and doubt in faith — p. 379
- Concerning apostasy, especially through adherence to Masonic sects — p. 383
- Concerning infidelity — p. 388
- Concerning internal causes of sins against faith — p. 389
- Concerning external causes of sins against faith — p. 392
- Art. IV. Concerning the means of advancing in faith — p. 405
- Chap. II. Concerning the virtue of hope — p. 405
- Art. I. Concerning the nature of hope — p. 406
- Concerning the object of hope — p. 406
- Concerning the motive of hope — p. 407
- Concerning the properties of hope — p. 413
- Concerning the subject of hope — p. 412
- Art. II. Concerning the honesty and necessity of hope — p. 413
- Hope truly has the nature of a virtue — p. 415
- Some act of hope is necessary — p. 417
- Quietism is to be rejected — p. 418
- Art. III. Concerning sins against hope — p. 420
- Concerning the notion and malice of despair — p. 420
- Concerning presumption — p. 422
- Corollary: concerning the means of advancing in hope — p. 424
- Chap. III. Concerning the virtue of charity — p. 426
- Preliminary matters concerning the nature, causes, and effects of love — p. 426
- Concerning the virtue of charity in general — p. 431
- Art. I. Concerning charity toward God — p. 435
- § I. Concerning the nature of this charity — p. 435
- Concerning the love of benevolence — p. 435
- Concerning the love of friendship — p. 437
- § II. Concerning the necessity of this charity — p. 438
- § III. Concerning sins against charity toward God — p. 442
- Conclusion: concerning the means of advancing in the love of God — p. 443
- Art. II. Concerning charity toward neighbor — p. 447
- Preliminary matters concerning charity toward oneself — p. 447
- § I. Concerning the precept of charity toward neighbor — p. 450
- Especially concerning the love of enemies — p. 457
- Concerning alms — p. 462
- Concerning fraternal correction — p. 466
- Concerning the order to be observed in charity — p. 471
- § II. Concerning works of charity, especially social works — p. 477
- General principles adapted to our days — p. 478
- Concerning pious works pertaining to education — p. 479
- Concerning associations to be promoted among workers — p. 482
- Concerning associations to be promoted among the wealthier — p. 487
- § III. Concerning sins opposed to fraternal charity — p. 491
- Concerning discord and contention — p. 491
- Concerning scandal — p. 494
On the Virtue of Religion
- Preliminary matters concerning religion in general — p. 501
- Chap. I. Concerning the principal acts of religion — p. 504
- Art. I. Concerning the acts of religion themselves — p. 504
- Concerning internal, external, and public adoration — p. 504
- Concerning prayer, and first concerning its necessity — p. 507
- Concerning its qualities — p. 512
- Concerning its efficacy, and the conditions that it may be efficacious — p. 515
- Corollary: concerning the Lord's Prayer — p. 521
- Concerning devotion and the means of advancing in it — p. 523
- Art. II. Concerning vices opposed to religion — p. 527
- Concerning idolatry — p. 527
- Concerning superstitious observances — p. 529
- Concerning modern facts in which the danger of superstition is found, namely magnetism and spiritism — p. 533
- Concerning blasphemy — p. 542
- Concerning tempting God — p. 545
- Concerning sacrilege — p. 546
- Concerning simony — p. 549
- Chap. II. Concerning the secondary acts of religion — p. 555
- Art. I. Concerning an oath — p. 555
- Its nature and honesty — p. 555
- Conditions that an oath may be lawful — p. 558
- Concerning the obligation induced by an oath — p. 561
- Concerning adjuration and the vain assumption of the name of God — p. 563
- Art. II. Concerning a vow — p. 565
- The nature, conditions, and species of vows — p. 566
- Concerning the honesty of a vow — p. 572
- Concerning the obligation arising from a vow — p. 576
- Concerning the cessation of a vow or of its obligation — p. 580
- Chap. III. Concerning the social act of religion — p. 589
- Preliminary matters concerning the sanctification of the Sabbath and Sunday — p. 589
- Historical exposition — p. 589
- Conclusion: by what right is this sanctification prescribed? — p. 592
- § I. Concerning the social utility of Sunday — p. 594
- § II. Concerning the precept of hearing Mass — p. 599
- § III. Concerning the prohibition of servile works — p. 605
On Moral Virtues
- Art. I. Concerning prudence — p. 612
- The notion and the elements of which it consists — p. 612
- Vices opposed to prudence — p. 615
- Concerning the excellence of prudence and the means of advancing in it — p. 616
- Art. II. Concerning fortitude — p. 618
- Its nature and degrees — p. 618
- Concerning vices opposed to fortitude — p. 620
- Concerning virtues annexed to fortitude — p. 621
- Concerning the means of advancing in fortitude — p. 624
- Art. III. Concerning temperance — p. 626
- The notion and general rules of temperance — p. 626
- Concerning the virtues annexed to temperance, and first concerning humility — p. 628
- Concerning meekness — p. 632
- Concerning modesty — p. 633